The 2025 Women’s World Cup could mark the biggest jump in the history of the game | Cricket news
The Women’s Cricket World Cup is expected to start on Tuesday with eight nations in competition for an unprecedented handbag of $ 13.88 million (around 123.1 crore) in India and Sri Lanka. The 13th edition of the tournament, with record prices going beyond the male world cup, marks an important progression for female cricket with matches planned on several sites, including the Pakistani games in Colombo.The tournament opens in Guwahati with India co-hosts against Sri Lanka. Pakistan will play all its matches in Colombo as part of a compromise agreement for neutral sites in multi-noble tournaments.“You have the impression that it could be a seismic moment for the female game. I think we will all come back to our careers when we retire and that we will mark the World Cup in India by changing games,” said England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt on the international Cricket Council site.Seven times champions Australia have entered as a favorite, although Captain Alyssa Healy provides for fierce competition.“It will be the most difficult World Cup that we have ever been part of. Australia has a rich history in this format and in the World Cups, but I think each team will be difficult to beat,” said Healy.India, twice finalists, is looking for its first title on home at home where cricket commands a massive audience among 1.4 billion people.Women’s cricket has experienced substantial growth over the past decade. The Big Bash League of Australia was launched in 2015, followed by the Premier League Indian women in 2023, which generated $ 700 million in franchise and media rights.Indian players Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana have become important figures, obtaining major sponsorships and media attention.The initiative of the president of the ICC, Jay Shah, for the match costs equal to women and men, was congratulated by BCCI Secretary is ahead of Saikia.“You cannot determine if boys are playing or girls. First class skills and technique attract eyelashes on television and will get the game more fans. Expect stadiums wrapped in centers through India,” Saikia told AFP.The tournament promises high score matches, the participating teams crossing the brand 300 times 34 times since 2022. Australia and India have each scored more than 400 points once during this period.The rising stars to monitor include the fast Indian launcher Kranti Goud, the New Zealand striker Georgia Plimmer, England Lauren Bell and the South African versatile Anxier Dercse.This marks the fourth time of India welcoming the ODI Women’s World Cup, after previous tournaments in 1978, 1997 and 2013.England, the last victory in 2017 and the finalists in 2022, target their fifth title.The final will take place on November 2, with the place – Mumbai or Colombo – depending on the progress of Pakistan in the tournament.
